Melissa Bachalo
Legal Aid Ontario/Duty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service, droit de la famille
2023 Salary — last year on the list
$123,828Total compensation $124,065, including $237 in taxable benefits.
Source: Ontario’s Public Sector Salary Disclosure — names paid $100,000 or more that year. How we build this · Report an error on this page
At a Glance
2023
Employer Rank
#283Legal Aid Ontario
Years on List
62016–2023
Peak Salary
$127,0922022
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Total Compensation History
Full History
2016–2023
$105,377 in 2016 is worth about $134,758 in 2025 dollars.
| Year | Position | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Duty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service, droit de la familleLegal Aid Ontario / Aide juridique Ontario | $123,828Benefits $237Total $124,065 |
| 2022 | Duty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service, droit de la familleLegal Aid Ontario | $127,092Benefits $237Total $127,329 |
| 2021 | Duty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service, droit de la familleLegal Aid Ontario | $123,230Benefits $2,021Total $125,251 |
| 2020 | Duty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service, droit de la familleLegal Aid Ontario | $120,205Benefits $246Total $120,450 |
| 2019 | Duty Counsel, Family/Avocate de service, droit de la familleLegal Aid Ontario | $117,283Benefits $271Total $117,553 |
| 2016 | Duty Counsel, Family / Avocate de service, droit de la familleLegal Aid Ontario | $105,377Benefits $238Total $105,615 |
Take-Home Pay
(After Tax) · 2023 estimate
Take-home on Melissa Bachalo's 2023 salary of $123,828 comes to roughly $87,729 once federal and Ontario income tax (about 25.3% effective) is deducted. At Legal Aid Ontario, 456 people made the 2023 list with a median salary of $128,639; Melissa Bachalo's total compensation of $124,065 ranked #283. Melissa Bachalo has appeared on the list 6 times since 2016. After pension contributions (probably PSPP or OPTrust in this sector), take-home is usually a further 7–10% lower.
- Estimated net pay
- ~$87,729
- Effective income-tax rate (excl. CPP/EI)
- ~25.3%
- CPP + EI contributions
- ~$4,756
- All-in deduction rate (incl. CPP/EI)
- ~29.2%
- vs. 2023 Duty Counsel Family median
- −2%
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Estimate only: 2023 federal and Ontario rates, basic personal amounts, Canada employment amount and CPP/EI credits; single, employment income only, salary treated as full-year income. Ignores pension contributions (OMERS, HOOPP, OTPP, OPTrust and similar plans lower actual take-home), union dues, RRSPs and benefits.